Part-research center, part-aquarium, Mote Laboratory & Aquarium ... and a 135,000-gallon shark tank. In total, the property houses more than 100 species of marine animals, including sea turtles ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is set to reopen on Friday, Nov. 22 following an 8-week-long closure due to Hurricane Helene and Milton. Mote’s research ...

Two loggerhead sea turtles, Grimm and Monique, were released back into the Gulf of Mexico after rehabilitating at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium. Both turtles were treated for red tide exposure ...

Mote Marine Laboratory documented the first turtle nesting activity of the 2025 season on the Sarasota area shoreline on Saturday. Sea Turtle Patrol from Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and ...